Police seek donations for family of fallen officer

Friday

Jun 13, 2014 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Officers' Association announced Thursday that it is accepting donations to benefit the family of Officer Scott Hewell, who died Wednesday after being involved in an on-duty crash two weeks earlier.

Jason Anderson

STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Officers' Association announced Thursday that it is accepting donations to benefit the family of Officer Scott Hewell, who died Wednesday after being involved in an on-duty crash two weeks earlier.

Anyone wishing to make a donation can send a check to the Stockton Police Officers' Association, 22 East Market St., Stockton, CA, 95202. Checks should be made payable to the SPOA Benefit Association with the words "Officer Hewell" on the memo line.

Those who prefer to make a contribution using a credit card can visit the SPOA website at stocktonpoa.com. All donations will go directly to Hewell's family.

Hewell was critically injured shortly after 2 a.m. May 28 when the patrol car he and his partner were riding in crashed into a tree on North El Dorado Street near Jamestown Street, police said. They had been en route to a high-risk traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Jimmie Lee Turner, 32, who had shot at two people moments earlier near East March and West lanes, authorities said.

Hewell suffered serious internal and external injuries and required extensive surgery, police said. He was released from a hospital after several days in an intensive care unit. He experienced an unknown medical emergency Wednesday while recovering at his Sacramento-area home. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, police said.

Hewell, who joined the Stockton Police Department in September 2012, was the first Stockton police officer to die in the line of duty since 1993.

He is survived by his mother and girlfriend, whose names were not released.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Christian Life Center on Christian Life Way, just north of East Hammer Lane and west of Highway 99.

Contact reporter Jason Anderson at (209) 546-8279 or janderson@recordnet.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/crimeblog and on Twitter @Stockton911.